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​Inclusive Community

Queen’s students come from every imaginable background – small towns and suburbs, urban highrises, First Nations communities, and from more than 120 countries around the world. At Queen's, you’ll meet people like yourself and others who are very different. Your fellow students will be among the most interesting, creative, and provocative individuals you will ever encounter. They will challenge you in class, in conversations over meals, or in late-night discussions in residence rooms, and shift the way you see yourself in the world.

Inclusive Community: What does it mean to you?

Inclusive Community meansWORKING TOGETHER in a supportive environment.

Chi Yan Lam
PhD '15, Faculty of Education

Inclusive Community means a welcoming environment that promotes the full participation of all faculty, staff, and students in the life of the University.

Inclusive Community within Athletics & Recreation generally refers to physical accessibility. But we also ensure our programs and services appeal to all students, faculty, staff, and greater Kingston community members and cater to their individual needs.

An inclusive community is COMMITTED TO ACHIEVING FULL ACCESSIBILITY while fiercely defending its capabilities to craft solutions that are individualized and dignified.

Jeanette Parsons, MSc, MPA
Disability Services Advisor

An inclusive community is created one person, one interaction at a time. HELPING NEWCOMERS BECOME A PART OF OUR COMMUNITY IS EVERYONE'S RESPONSIBILITY and so I reach out to provide personalized support in a spirit of welcome and openness.

Monica Stewart
Coordinator, Faculty Recruitment and Support

Inclusive Community means SEEING THE INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES OF MEMBERS OF THE QUEEN'S COMMUNITY AS THINGS THAT ENHANCE OUR WORK AND ENRICH OUR INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS.

Diversity on campus is what makes students, staff, and faculty comfortable enough to accomplish great things.

Susan Bedell
Sr. Assistant to the Dean, Faculty of Arts & Science

Inclusive Community means that we value contributions from alumni, from friends, from students, and that WE ARE ALL PART OF THIS WONDERFUL ORGANISM THAT IS QUEEN'S.

Karen Logan
Development Officer, Stewardship, Office of Advancement

An inclusive community is one where SYSTEMIC BARRIERS OR PREJUDICE DO NOT PLACE LIMITS on a person’s ability to achieve success as they define it.

Roxy Denniston-Stewart
Associate Dean, Student Affairs

An inclusive community respects and recognizes different learning styles while creating an ACCESSIBLE AND EQUITABLE TEACHING ENVIRONMENT FOR ALL STUDENTS, including ensuring access to instructional and research materials in alternate formats.

Michele Chittenden
Adaptive Technology Centre

﻿An inclusive community ﻿isA PLACE WHERE EACH OF US CAN IMAGINE OURSELVES AS AN AGENT OF CHANGE and see every human interaction as an opportunity for a small act of inclusion.

﻿Heidi Penning
﻿﻿Equity Office

﻿An inclusive communityENCOURAGES ACTIVE INVOLVEMENT OF ALL ITS MEMBERS, so that their experiences can inform how the community understands and portrays itself and its values.

﻿Justin Kerr
International Student Advisor, Queen's University International Centre

Community Housing: Student families and couples are given priority for space in An Clachan and John Orr Tower

The An Clachan Complex is a series of 19 low-rise apartment buildings (no elevator service) with spacious one-, two-, and three-bedroom apartments, and surrounded by courtyards and a playground. Priority for occupancy is given to student families and couples

John Orr Tower is a 16-story apartment building with one-bedroom apartments, mainly populated by student couples and single students